The Maneki Neko (招き猫?, literally “Beckoning Cat”; also known as Welcoming Cat, Lucky Cat, Cat Swipe, Money cat, or Fortune Cat) is a common Japanese sculpture, often made of ceramic, which is believed to bring good luck to the owner.
While it is believed that Maneki Neko first appeared during the later part of the Edo period (1603–1867) in Japan the earliest documentary evidence comes from the 1870s, during Japan’s Meiji Era. It is mentioned in a newspaper article in 1876 and there is evidence kimono-clad Maneki Neko were distributed at a shrine in Osaka during this time. An ad from 1902 advertising Maneki Neko indicates that by the turn of the century they were popular.
Following their incestuous threesome story in Lash mag, Brazilian twins Márcio and Marcos Patriota get it on in the editorial ‘Broski’ by Rick Day for Fantasticsmag. The boys are styled by Andre Austin and groomed by Aeriel Payne with hair by Linh Nguyen.
Icons of Star Trek and Star Wars recently took to the internet arguing that their franchise reigned supreme. When things got personal, George Takei–the only actor who has worked in both–stepped in to broker the peace by identifying a mutual threat… Twilight.
BY ROB SALERNO – A couple of high-profile stories about teachers who were outed as gay porn stars grabbed our attention earlier this year. First there was Florida math teacher Shawn Loftis who was outed as (former?) porn kingpin Collin O’Neal in March. Then there was the case of Massachusetts elementary teacher Kevin Hogan, who Fox News decided to out as a former porn star last month.
There was also the case of the Quebec City-area high school secretary who lost her job after a student outed her as a former porn actress.
Over at The Advocate, porn star Conner Habib has a fascinating opinion piece about the blame and shame we attach to porn stars and the line of responsibility between performer and consumer of porn. Habib claims he’s also an award-winning author and teacher (college-level literature and writing), so he’s got an interesting perspective as someone who went from teaching to porn.
Ultimately though, Habib argues that the trouble with the moral panic around porn stars is that no one’s quite sure what it is that frightens them so much about porn, while at the same time, no one can seem to admit their own relationships with porn.
The people who investigated Loftis and Hogan must have come across their porn work somehow, after all. But at the same time, they both lied about their own work. Habib wants everyone to talk openly and honestly about porn.
But is that practical? Can we expect someone interviewing for a teaching job to own up to their porn videography? Should we also expect job applicants to bring along their little black book and present a complete sexual history?
Habib says: “We don’t know why porn stars should not teach children, why it’s OK to watch porn but not be in it, why we should have to hide our involvement in pornography, or why we should be ashamed of it. These arguments apply, in differing degrees, to sex itself.”
